The Rise of the Fork, was a very informative reading piece with the history of the fork from 15th century to the 19th century. I thought it was interesting out that women were responsible for the spread of the use of forks in different regions. For instance, the Byzantine princess married Venetian doge and brought golden fork. Catherine de Medici brought forks to France when she was married King Henry II. It’s also interesting to point out how these women brought forks into different regions once they were married. Even though forks were not popular in the 15th century, over the centuries forks was used as a hygiene tool. People did not have to touch their foods and spread diseases which was very common in Medieval European nations. I thought
